Piscataway Township High School

As an expansive four-year high school in PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, Piscataway Township High School teaches 2,144 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Piscataway Township School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 929 students each, so Piscataway Township High School sits 131% above that benchmark.

Piscataway Township School District runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 7,289 students. Piscataway Township High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Piscataway Township High School lists that 32% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 27% Black, 25% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 155 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 43% of students at Piscataway Township High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Piscataway Township High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.7%; this one delivers 39.8%.

Around the school, Middlesex County reports that median household income runs about $111,549, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Middlesex County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), Piscataway Township High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Piscataway Township Schools Children's Corner, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Piscataway Township High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Piscataway Township High School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 2,291 students in 2018 compared to 2,144 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 35% to 27% across the same window.

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